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News Briefs Tennessee: Grant Funds Teen Sexual Abstinence ProgramAugust 13, 2002 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information! Christ Community Health Services of Memphis has received a $1.6 million grant from the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau to launch an abstinence program targeting 400 adolescents ages 12-18. The three-year campaign, "Saving Your Self," is patterned after a New York project that recorded a 50 percent reduction in pregnancies among participants. Bruce Harrington, Christ Community's development director, said the program's goal is to reduce rates of pregnancy and STDs. The program will include weekly educational sessions for boys and girls about setting and pursuing goals, developing life skills and sexual abstinence. There will also be a weekend retreat, recreational outings, service projects and mentoring. Shantelle Alexander, program director, said it grew out of a series of meetings organizers held with area teens, who were interested in a program that included peer pressure, sex, alcohol, drugs and tobacco. The 32-week program, which targets youth in four ZIP codes, will likely begin in October. Commercial Appeal (Memphis) 08.09.02; Mary Powers A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information!  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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